0740 - 0900, same area again.Fairly quiet tho still a bit of migration with flocks of Fieldfare and Woodpigeon over, no Pinkfeet though. Felt like some birds had actually moved out eg some of the Chaffinches and Blackbirds.Also had Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit, LBB Gull (ad and first winter) and female Pheasant, plus 2 Teal over north.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 7th of November 2013 02:10:55 PM

This morning, 0730 - 0830, same circuit.Skein of Pinkfeet over due east included a smaller bird, most probably a Barnacle but can't be sure. Consequently I didn't pay much attention to numbers but a quick estimate of 170 - 180 ish.Lots of Blackbirds in this morning feeding energetically on the hawthorn and Rowan berries.2 LBB Gulls on the sports field, Reed Bunting calling nearby.

Bit of a flying visit back to my old patch for a few days before heading back to N Wales. Yesterday dawned really nice, and for once I saw it, thanks to a handy 4 hour jet lag. A fox was in the field behind the house, nice start.Walked along Brooks Drive, and through the fields to Bowdon Rugby Club and back from 8 - 10 a.m.It was one of those late autumn mornings where birds were on the move, some clear skies in some places overnight but also scattered showers to bring things down. And the forecast was for it to deteriorate. I bet the vis miggers on both sides of the Pennines had a good morning.41 species in total, including Fieldfare, Reed Bunting, Skylark, Grey Wag, Siskin, 3 Redpolll sp., Chiffchaff, Linnet, Stock Dove.

Today 7 - 8.30 a.m., much fewer birds, both species and overall numbers but new sp were Bullfinch over calling, a Brambling, and G S Woodpecker

-- Edited by Mike Duckham on Saturday 2nd of November 2013 03:52:53 PM

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 2nd of November 2013 05:24:35 PM

A Pheasant called three times (quite separately) very early morning from the Fairywell Wood area. It seemed to be getting further away, prob moving south down the stream away from potential disturbance. Think it might be my first in Timps... not sure how often Henerz got them just across the fields towards Davenport Green.

Thanks to the great information contained in posts on here, my wife and I visited KG V pool for the first time this morning (I've only lived in Sale for 57 years!). Many thanks everyone who has given details of this location to dateConditions under foot were dire, the path around the pool was a quagmire, but we saw:-

Pinkfeet going north over Whitebeam Close about 9.40 pm ish, didn't sound to be very many. Never had so much Pinkfeet activity before, i'm beginning to wonder if some are spending some time in some random farmland to the south of here...

spoke to a guy who had a flock of Pink-feet over Brook Lane area this morning

Pinkfeet going north over Whitebeam Close about 9.40 pm ish, didn't sound to be very many. Never had so much Pinkfeet activity before, i'm beginning to wonder if some are spending some time in some random farmland to the south of here...

Roughly 100 Pinkfeet flew north over Whitebeam Close, Timperley 2.50 pm. They were the lowest and possibly most vocal i've ever had, calling excitedly and flying somewhat erratically and gave the impression that they were moving locally rather than say between Norfolk and the Lancs mosses.

-- Edited by Mike Duckham on Wednesday 5th of December 2012 09:40:51 PM